Three hours can be long, yet not so long.
For the audience, it indeed might be a bit hard to endure, but for the contestants, every minute and second was extremely important.
Among the eighteen artists, some began to brainstorm and draft their works after half an hour and, with the limited time of the competition, others gradually joined in. Even those with a clear understanding of the "Gallop Horse Painting" were very cautious in their approach, with some even sketching drafts on scrap paper before making their official strokes.
In the arena, it was only Tang Shu who stood out as the exception, finally lifting her gaze from the screen with only half an hour left until the deadline, and picking up her brush for the first time.
All the contestants had nearly all their attention focused on their own pieces, and even the other nine judges, not paying less attention, didn't notice Tang Shu's completely different actions.